[Answer] Xiaomi Is an Internet Company and So Good at Software—Why Didn’t It Make Its Own Operating System? Huawei Is a Hardware Manufacturer, Yet It Built One. I’ve Never Really Understood Why.

[Answer] Xiaomi Is an Internet Company and So Good at Software—Why Didn’t It Make Its Own Operating System? Huawei Is a Hardware Manufacturer, Yet It Built One. I’ve Never Really Understood Why?

Maybe because being a “hardware manufacturer” is only the tip of the iceberg for Huawei. It has many other businesses as well. Xiaomi, on the other hand, has already put all its cards on the table.